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Old 28th Nov 2016, 12:52
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737NG FL400

Tracking a friend's flight recently I was surprised to see this



FL400 26 min into the flight... seems rather aggressive. Is that a typical flight profile for a 737-800 ?
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With a low weight, yes.
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Old 28th Nov 2016, 13:14
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Very typical.
But really, you have no clue about operating 737NG yet you come here and talk about 'aggressive' piloting. Tone it down a bit for your own sake.
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Old 28th Nov 2016, 13:20
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Not a long time ago I took a 772LR flight from Vienna to Stockholm. Nothing aggressive, yet still 14 minutes to FL410
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Old 28th Nov 2016, 14:23
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Sorry I certainly did not mean any negative connotation in my post.

I was just surprised that a 737 would go that hight that fast. I now understand it is pretty much standard practice... I've learned something!
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I once reached FL410 in 13 minutes. Ferry flight...
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Fairly impressive I muss admit...
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Low weight, headwinds, etc
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Old 29th Nov 2016, 20:44
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Many moons ago, I was on a flight test on a 767-200/CF6-80C2B6. The aircraft was very light, only about 10 people on board, no interior, no water in the barrels, and B6 was the highest rating (~60k).

We were on condition at 35,000 ft./Mach 0.82 10 minutes after brake release!
Getting to the flight deck after takeoff was a bit like climbing a mountain.
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Originally Posted by ice2x01
Low weight, headwinds, etc
Headwinds?!
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Chesty - If you climb into an increasing headwind the rate of climb can go through the roof...
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Nobody said increasing headwinds but thanks for the egg sucking lesson
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Chesty - If you climb into an increasing headwind the rate of climb can go through the roof...

Then again; if you add a nice 'wave' building up over a mountain range, and you can hook into the upside, it could go ballistic. Throw in Max Rate speed & those fighter jocks who've converted to civvi might have a deja vu fix.
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